Luke 6:36-38
Complete Jewish Bible
36 Show compassion, just as your Father shows compassion.
37 “Don’t judge,
and you won’t be judged.
Don’t condemn,
and you won’t be condemned.
“Forgive,
and you will be forgiven.
38 Give,
and you will receive gifts —
the full measure, compacted, shaken together and overflowing, will be put right in your lap. For the measure with which you measure out will be used to measure back to you!”
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Luke 6:36-38
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
36 Be merciful, just as [also] your Father is merciful.
Judging Others.[a] 37 (A)“Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.(B) 38 Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.”(C)
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